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The official trailer for Prime Video's The Greatest has been released. The upcoming biographical sports drama will tell us the story of Muhammad Ali, played by Jaalen Best, who is considered the "greatest" heavyweight boxer of all time.
The show will not only show us how his career became what it was but also the lesser-known personal struggles of Ali's life.
The Greatest trailer reveals the man Muhammad Ali was
The Greatest trailer reveals that the show will follow the career of Muhammad Ali from the beginning, even before he decided to go pro. However, building his career wasn't easy, as the trailer teases. It shows us how Ali and his father clashed over his choices, which created quite some family issues for the heavyweight boxer.
The trailer shows us the fame Ali's hard work and talent brought him and how the fight with Sonny Liston (played by Amin Joseph) challenged his greatness at one point. Moreover, the trailer touches upon Muhammad Ali's 1967 conviction, teasing that we will be seeing how that chapter of his life unfolded.
Ali was convicted in a criminal court for refusing to report for induction into the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. But the U.S. Supreme Court later unanimously overturned that conviction. For his choice to not go fight in the Vietnam War, Ali was celebrated by the African American community.
We will also see how Ali came to know Malcolm X and eventually joined the Nation of Islam, changing his name from Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. to Muhammad Ali.
According to Amazon News, the official synopsis of the show is as follows:
The Greatest is an intimate exploration of the incomparable life of the boxing champion, humanitarian, and global icon Muhammad Ali. It is the first authorized scripted series about his life offering unprecedented access, going beyond the amazing victories and defeats that made Ali a legend, both in and out of the ring.
The synopsis continues:
The heartbeat of the story is fueled by all the moments that took place outside of the spotlight. The world remembers an icon, but The Greatest is about a man, a husband, a father, a brother, and a son.
Besides Best, the show also stars Giovanni Ribisi as Angelo Dundee, Omari Hardwick as Cassius Clay Sr., Dana Gourrier as Odessa Clay, Kai Parham as Rahaman Ali, Amin Joseph as Sonny Liston, Erica Tazel as Geraldine Liston, Michael Ealy as Malcolm X, Reno Wilson as Drew Bundini Brown, Aleks Paunovic as William Faversham Jr., Dave Davis as Marvin Geller, Rico E. Anderson as Willie Reddish, and Adrian Alvarado as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, among others.
The show is created, directed, and executive produced by Ben Watkins. Other executive producers of the show are Josh Wakely, Michael B. Jordan, Elizabeth Raposo, Lonnie Ali, Muhammad Ali's widow, Michele Anthony, Boyd Muir, Corey Salter, Marc Rosen, Matthew Gross, and David Blackman.
The production companies behind the show are Amazon MGM Studios, Outlier Society, Blue Monday, Authentic Studios, Roc Nation, Reunion Pacific Entertainment, PolyGram Entertainment, and Grace: A Storytelling Company.
The Greatest will have eight episodes, and all of them will be released on Prime Video on November 4, 2026.
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